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General Hancock

Tug:

Built by Pusey & Jones, Wilmington, DE (YN 288)

Completed for Army Quartermaster Corps as ferryboat General Hancock, March 1898

Stationed at Governor's Island, NY, 1898-1929

Sold and registered to Hutchinson Ferry Co., Ogdensburg, NY, as ferry General Hancock (ON 228755), 1929

Placed out of service on opening of 1000 Islands Bridge, 1938

Final Disposition, abandoned on Mantolin Island, 1941

Wreck still visible in shallow water

Specifications:
Hull steel
Displacement 131 gross tons, 892 net tons
Length 96.2' waterline, 102' overall
Beam 23.5' 27.5' over guards
Draft 9.6'
Speed 12.5 knots
Complement unknown

Propulsion

compound steam engine (20" 40" x 28")

single propeller, 350 hp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Source
303600101	70k	*General Hancock* at her builder's yard, probably shortly before delivery, March 1898. Pusey and Jones photograph collection, Hagley Museum and Library, accession number 1972350_0128	Dave Wright
303600102	58k	RPPC of *General Hancock* underway in New York Harbor, circa 1905-1910.	Dave Wright
303600103	152k	Aerial view of remains of *General Hancock* on Mantolin Island, St. Lawrence River, NY. Image from Youtube video channel Exploring with Daniel Gildea	Dave Wright

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Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
Exploring the Thousand Islands' Shipwrecks- The General Hancock Ferry

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